Dimensions
130 x 185 x 36mm
Great scientists and their discoveries, from Archimedes to DNA.
The story of science is that of the greatest adventure of the human mind over the last two and a half thousand years, as scientists have progressively advanced mankind's understanding and control of the universe. Yet for many, the scientific theories that underpin the modern world can be hard to grasp.
'On Giant's Shoulders' elucidates the milestones in the history of science, focusing on twelve individuals and their extraordinary breakthroughs. Ranging from the foundation of hydrostatics in the third century BC to the discovery of DNA's structure in the twentieth, this is an accessible, though-provoking and fascinating account of the seminal discoveries of the past and their originators. It also illuminates the issues with which scientists are wrestling today, poised on their forerunners' shoulders to carry scientific enquiry into the next millennium.
